Interested in learning about artist M.C. Escher and his famous illusions? Or maybe you’d like to take a free balance assessment test, or discuss the classic film, “On the Waterfront.” Keep reading for more details on these upcoming EPOCH events.
Art Matters returns to EPOCH of Norton (May 16)
NORTON — EPOCH Assisted Living of Norton will welcome art awareness and education program Art Matters for a presentation on Escher and Illusion on Wednesday, May 16 at 2:30 p.m. M.C. Escher was a Dutch graphic artist known for impossible constructions and illusions. EPOCH is located at 190 Mansfield Ave. This program is free and open to the public. For more information, please call 508-285-3355.
How’s your spring going? If you’re like many others, the warm weather probably has you ready to get up and go, so make EPOCH a stop on your list. Check out the events we have happening this week, from poetry workshops to music to historical discussions. Stop by!
Brown’s Benjamin delivers poetry workshop for seniors (May 7)
PROVIDENCE—The public is invited to join EPOCH Assisted Living on the East Side for a poetry workshop led by Brown University instructor Rick Benjamin on Monday, May 7, at 3:30 p.m. Benjamin is a poet who teaches part-time in the English and Education departments and also works in community service through the Rhode Island Service Alliance. The public is welcome to attend. EPOCH is located at One Butler Ave. For more information or to R.S.V.P., please call 401-275-0682.
Stop by our Providence, RI community on Blackstone Boulevard for a certification course in how to use an automated external defibrillator, a device used in life-threatening cardiac situations, tomorrow. It’s a free class for caregivers and non-professionals looking to learn about this potentially life-saving technology. Or, if that’s not your thing, stop by for music at our communities in Harwich and Pittsfield, or for a historical re-enactment in Norton. See you soon!
EPOCH hosts free external defibrillator class for public (April 24)
Many of our communities are lucky enough to be located near great colleges and universities. This offers a plethora of opportunties, from continuing education classes, visiting professors, medical partnerships, and a chance to have some fun with the local college students. Take a look at this photo snapped recently at one such event. Ceil Katz, a resident of EPOCH Assisted Living on the East Side, and a student from the Brown UniversityBallroom Dance Club, work out the steps of the waltz at a group lesson last week. The students visited with the EPOCH residents to practice their ballroom dance steps, including the foxtrot, waltz and more.
After all the hustle with the Boston Marathon taking place yesterday – an event unlike any other for Boston-area folks – and the unexpected high temperatures that accompanied it, things have calmed down and we’re looking forward to a full slate of events and music at our communities this week. Keep reading for details on jazz music in Harwich, a young pianist visiting Melbourne in the Berkshires, and an informative genealogy talk in Providence.
Jazz musician Ken Badger to visit EPOCH of Harwich (April 18)
Many of our communities are lucky enough to be located near great colleges and universities. This offers a plethora of opportunties, from continuing education classes, visiting professors, medical partnerships, and a chance to have some fun with the local college students. Take a look at this photo snapped recently at one such event. Ceil Katz, a resident of 
